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Anna Thomas MBE
Founding Co-Director, Institute for the Future of Work
Anna Thomas MBE is Founding Co-Director of the Institute for the Future of Work, an independent charity exploring how new technologies are changing work and society. With a background in design and law, Anna has advised successive governments, independent and standards bodies on good work, growth, data and AI, as well as initiating and delivering the Future of Work Commission in Parliament — the first independent, multidisciplinary expert group exploring the impacts of technology on work and society.
Anna specialises in responsible AI, governance frameworks and tools for technological design, use and assessment, and the Good Work model, which started life as a probing amendment, and has since inspired and driven numerous cross-party interventions and new policy agendas, from procurement to equality and AI. She recently served as Deputy Chair of the Mayor of London’s AI and Jobs Taskforce, which brought together evidence and expertise on how AI is changing work across the capital. Anna was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to research on the future of work.
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